Arsenic poisoning symptoms

Arsenic is one of the oldest poisons used since ancient times. Arsenic poisoning occurs in the form of tiny colored crystals without any smell and quickly melts when in contact with water, so it is the least likely to be detected. Arsenic is the main raw material for making pesticides. Once absorbed by the human body, the person will die quickly within a short period of time. Even with the advanced medical science in today's society, no antidote for arsenic poisoning has been developed.

Arsenic will dissolve when it enters the human body and encounters heat, thus producing highly toxic gas. During an autopsy, if the body bleeds from all seven orifices, it is often considered to be arsenic poisoning, and no one has any idea about it. So what are the symptoms of arsenic poisoning? The following will introduce you in detail!

According to modern forensic medicine theory, the silver hairpin method of testing for poison has great limitations. This is because this method is only applicable to fresh corpses poisoned by sulfide: at this time, when silver comes into contact with sulfide, it will react chemically to become silver sulfide, making the silver hairpin appear black. However, if the corpse has already decayed, regardless of whether it is poisoned or not, it will produce a corrupt gas containing hydrogen sulfide. If you use a silver hairpin to examine it at this time, the hairpin will turn black due to the effect of hydrogen sulfide. Symptoms of arsenic poisoning

Jin Xipeng pointed out that some things do not have toxins but contain a lot of sulfur, such as fresh eggs. Then, the silver needle will turn black after being inserted into them. However, some other highly toxic substances, such as pure arsenic, potassium cyanide, sodium cyanide, and more specifically, the DDT and strychnine that we are familiar with in daily life, cannot turn silver black. Therefore, using silver needles alone to test for poison is very limited. Symptoms of arsenic poisoning.

In this light, it is insufficient to conclude that Wu Dalang died of arsenic poisoning based solely on the coroner's findings of "blood oozing from all seven orifices and blackening of bones." In particular, the blackening of bones cannot be used as evidence of death from poisoning. However, combining all the other characteristics of Wu Dalang's body, the relationship between Ximen Qing and Pan Jinlian, and the fact that Wu Dalang's body was hastily cremated, it is not difficult to discover the truth. It can be said that this is just a "purely coincidental" plot loophole arranged by the author of "Water Margin" who was eager to let the truth about Wu Dalang's death be discovered. Symptoms of arsenic poisoning.

Due to the development of medical technology, the method of examining corpses with silver needles has gradually been eliminated by society, and people have fully mastered the real symptoms of arsenic poisoning. It is best not to come into contact with arsenic. If it is accidentally spilled on the skin, it will affect the skin. In mild cases, it will cause slight inflammation, and in severe cases, it will cause skin rot. Therefore, arsenic is very dangerous.